A hunting trip north of Baring, Missouri, ended in tragedy on November 17, 2019, when 17-year-old Richard Andrew Dale Howe of Edina was shot and killed while deer hunting with his grandfather, Donald Howe Sr. Coroner’s reports say the elder Howe mistook his grandson for a deer; Andrew was not wearing blaze orange and was pronounced dead at the scene. Andrew, known as Andrew, was a senior at Knox County High School who enjoyed hunting, fishing, and bull riding.

The Missouri Department of Conservation investigated. In April 2020 Donald Howe Sr. was charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm; prosecutors said a prior felony driving-while-intoxicated conviction barred him from owning the 8-millimeter hunting rifle used in the shooting. He later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of hunting on private land without permission; the manslaughter and firearms charges were dropped and he was fined $1,000.

Did anyone in the area know the Howes or have information about that November hunting outing?